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FAREWELL!

Farewell! (1934)

It is final - Waterloo Bridge is to be demolished.

LONDON'S NEW BRIDGE

London's New Bridge (1925)

Construction is progressing well on the new Waterloo Bridge in London.

YOU CAN SEE IT GROW

You Can See It Grow (1925)

More footage of the new bridge at Waterloo under construction. London.

GIANT BRIDGE FEAT

Giant Bridge Feat (1925)

Footage of Waterloo bridge after the central span has been put into place....

WATERLOO BRIDGE OLD AND NEW

Waterloo Bridge Old And New (1925)

The two Waterloo bridges, old and new, are used for each stream of...

LONDON'S BRIDGES

London's Bridges (1939)

A cinematic walk along the Thames introduces London's bridges.

BLOWING UP A BRIDGE

Blowing Up A Bridge (1927)

Demolition of a bridge with dynamite.

 

 

NEW BRIDGE BEING ERECTED AT GREENFORD

New Bridge Being Erected At Greenford (1939)

Footage of new bridge being built in Greenford, Greater...

EUROPE'S LONGEST BRIDGE

Europe's Longest Bridge (1959)

Sound interference and bad picture

BRIDGE BEING PUT INTO POSITION

Bridge Being Put Into Position (1920-1929)

Workers put section of bridge into position on river.

PAINTING THE FOURTH BRIDGE aka PAINTING THE FORTH BRIDGE

Painting The Fourth Bridge AKA Painting The Forth Bridge (1922)

Workmen painting the Fourth...

REPAIRING THE MENAI BRIDGE

Repairing The Menai Bridge (1939)

Footage of workmen carrying out repairs on the Menai bridge in North...

RECONSTRUCTION OF A WAR DAMAGED BRIDGE IN VERONA

Reconstruction Of A War Damaged Bridge In Verona (1956)

Bridges in Verona reconstructed, Good...

ALBERT BRIDGE

Albert Bridge (1950)

Traffic on Albert Bridge, London + library shots of Tacoma Bridge disaster.

THE OLD CROCKS

The Old Crocks (1930)

Veteran cars start off for the London to Brighton old crocks run.

CHELSEA BRIDGE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Chelsea Bridge News In A Nutshell (1935)

Reconstruction work on Chelsea Bridge, allowing it to cope...

FIRST TIME SINCE 1914

First Time Since 1914 (1927)

German students visit the Forth Bridge.

CLOSED FOR REPAIR - LONDON

Closed For Repair - London (1924)

Repair work on Waterloo Bridge.

UNDER SUSPICION  aka WESTMINSTER BRIDGE

Under Suspicion AKA Westminster Bridge (1924)

Traffic is stopped while engineers test safety of...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FOR UNDER SUSPICION  aka WESTMINSTER BRIDGE  IN G 1115

Out Takes / Cuts For Under Suspicion AKA Westminster Bridge In G 1115 (1924)

Out takes (...

NEW BRIDGE OVER RHINE

New Bridge Over Rhine (1950)

Footage of the new bridge being opened over the Rhine.

BRIDGE CRASH IN VANCOUVER - 18 KILLED

Bridge Crash In Vancouver - 18 Killed (1958)

Collapsed bridge, frogmen & rescuers searching water &...

FIRST VERTICAL BRIDGE IN EUROPE

First Vertical Bridge In Europe (1933)

Shots of the early building work on a new bridge over the...

ANOTHER FORTH BRIDGE

Another Forth Bridge (1936)

Opening day arrives for the new Forth bridge at Kincardine. Scotland.

WITH IMPRESSIVE PAGEANTRY

With Impressive Pageantry (1926)

Restoration of Castle of Kings in Saxony is marked by parade through...

CRANE LIFTS RECORD HEIGHT

Crane Lifts Record Height (1920)

A 160 ton bridge is lifted by a mammoth floating crane - breaking a...

ENGLAND BEAT FRANCE aka ENGLAND BEATS FRANCE

England Beat France AKA England Beats France (1922)

British team wins athletic meeting against...

NEW BRIDGES FOR OLD

New Bridges For Old (1930)

Men replace an old wooden railway bridge for a new steel one in 48 hours. ...

ENGINEERING INGENUITY

Engineering Ingenuity (1939)

Footage of soldiers building a pontoon bridge across a river.

SWISS GUARD

Swiss Guard (1956)

Grenadiers of the Swiss Army in training.

EVERY MAN TO HIS TASTE

Every Man To His Taste (1950)

Experts taste new wines. London Bridge.

NEW BRIDGE BIG STRIDES

New Bridge Big Strides (1960)

New bridge under construction will replace old transporter bridge....

CLEAR THE WAY

Clear The Way (1966)

Road bridge collapses over main railway line to north at Hatfield.

LONDON BRIDGE DEMOLITION aka LONDON BRIDGE FOR SALE

London Bridge Demolition AKA London Bridge For Sale (1968)

London Bridge is demolished to be...

LONDON BRIDGE

London Bridge (1968)

London Bridge is dismantled so it can be shipped to America.

SEVERN BRIDGE PROGRESSES

Severn Bridge Progresses (1964)

Good footage of the Severn Bridge under construction. Gloucestershire.

FORTH BRIDGE

Forth Bridge (1940)

Scotland's famous Forth Bridge is seen with barrage balloons floating above it.

THE ENGINEERS NEED MEN

The Engineers Need Men (1943)

South African sappers build a bridge in Johannesburg's as a...

BRIDGE MAKING & TANK & RUINS

Bridge Making & Tank & Ruins (1944)

British troops erecting bridge across unknown river and walk...

AIRFIELD

Airfield (1945)

Loading planes with food rations at American airfield.

FRANCE - SPAIN BORDER CLOSED

France - Spain Border Closed (1940-1949)

Closed border between France and Spain - refugees crossing at the...

 BAILEY BRIDGE TO CUT ACCIDENT RATE

Bailey Bridge To Cut Accident Rate (1955)

A Bailey Bridge helps to calm a traffic black spot near...

TOWER BRIDGE & THE TOWER

Tower Bridge & The Tower (1960)

Tower Bridge and the Tower of London taken from Tower Bridge.

NEW SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER RIVER TAMAR LINKS DEVON AND CORNWALL

New Suspension Bridge Over River Tamar Links Devon And Cornwall (1960)

Various angles of the...

 PONTOON TO AID BRIDGE BUILDERS

Pontoon To Aid Bridge Builders (1962)

Pontoon floating aid to bridge builders demonstrated by men...

MODEL OF OLD LONDON BRIDGE - LONDON MUSEUM

Model Of Old London Bridge - London Museum (1965)

Model of old London bridge and drawing of...

LONDON BRIDGE

London Bridge (1970-1979)

Various shots of construction work being done on London Bridge.

WESTMINSTER BRIDGE

Westminster Bridge (1910)

Footage of Westminster Bridge. London.

COUNTRY SCENES

Country Scenes (1920-1930)

Pleasant countryside scenes.

SUSPENSION BRIDGE AND TRAFFIC ON RIVER

Suspension Bridge And Traffic On River (1920-1930)

Shots of a suspension bridge and boats on a river.